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Murmurations: creative workshops for women

This autumn Blackpool Grand is hosting a new series of Murmurations – interactive sessions for women aged 18+ who are interested in connection and creatively exploring what it means to be a woman living in Blackpool today Across four Saturdays between September and November, the group will work through herstory, comedy, activism and Shakespeare to […]

Date: 24/10/2026

Also occurs on: 14/11/2026

Location: Grand Theatre Studio

Price: Free

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Blackpool’s subcultures collide as Style Assembly returns with RESTYLE

House of Wingz brings together the town’s artists, performers and makers for a fifth Style Assembly, this time built around one message: RESTYLE. Blackpool Style Assembly returns on Saturday 24 October, bringing the town’s designers, models, photographers and performers back to House of Wingz for its fifth edition – and this time round, organisers want […]

Date: 24/10/2026

Time: 5:00 pm

Location: House of Wingz, Unit 3A, Back Reads Road

Price: Free

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Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn

Three autumn exhibitions, including a confectionery-inspired glass show by Liverpool artist Linny Venables, open as the gallery marks its 115th birthday Rock, ice-cream and illuminations have long been Blackpool’s trade. This autumn, Grundy Art Gallery is making them the centrepiece of a trio of exhibitions. Threy open at the Queen Street gallery on Saturday 24 […]

Date: 24/10/2026 - 19/12/2026

Location: Grundy Art Gallery

Price: Free

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Get it Loud in Libraries Academy: Music Artist 360

Calling all Teen Music Artists – write and record your own tracks, learn music production, videography and much more on this free week-long academy. Free lunch included. Sign up

Date: 26/10/2026 - 30/10/2026

Time: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Central Library

Price: Free

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Heathers the Musical

Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is so very a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. That […]

Date: 27/10/2026 - 31/10/2026

Location: Grand Theatre

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Inspired by Stripes: Green Libraries Week Workshop

Join nature artist Winston Plowes – Land Artist for a playful and relaxing workshop intuitively making art from nature’s resources at your local library. In a ‘Pop up Artists Studio’ you will use printing techniques using natural pigments and handmade stamps. In Inspired by Stripes we will be making marks in new ways and laughing […]

Date: 27/10/2026

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 am

Location: Palatine Library

Price: Free

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Playwriting Course

An intensive, in-person course with a limited number of spaces available; participants should commit to attending each week as far as possible. Back for its 10th year, this popular and well tested course will develop your understanding of how to create a play for the stage. Using resources developed by professional playwrights and producing theatres, […]

Date: 28/10/2026

Also occurs on: 04/11/2026, 11/11/2026, 18/11/2026, 25/11/2026, 02/12/2026

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Price: Free

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Birthday Week Library Tour

To celebrate Central Library’s 115th Birthday there will be a special tour of this beautiful public building, and a showcase of library artefacts from the Showtown collection too. There will be some stairs involved if you want to delve into the basement with us, but otherwise the tour will be accessible to people with mobility […]

Date: 28/10/2026

Also occurs on: 31/10/2026

Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Central Library

Price: Free

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Graphic Novel drawing workshop with Mollie Ray, Young Comic Laureate

Calling all budding artists, storytellers and comic fans! Join Mollie Ray for a fun and creative comic making event. Bring your ideas to life, create your own characters, develop stories and discover the magic of making your own comics. Whether you are already a comic book expert or have never picked up a pencil before, […]

Date: 29/10/2026

Location: Palatine Library / Library @TheGrange

Price: Free

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Confidence Building Improv

Discover the fun and freedom of improvisation in these welcoming and supportive sessions. Whether you’re completely new to improv or already have some experience, these sessions will help you build confidence, think on your feet and trust your own ideas. Through games, creative exercises and plenty of laughter, you’ll develop skills that extend far beyond […]

Date: 02/11/2026

Also occurs on: 09/11/2026, 16/11/2026, 23/11/2026, 30/11/2026, 07/12/2026, 14/12/2026, 04/01/2027, 11/01/2027, 18/01/2027, 25/01/2027, 01/02/2027

Time: 6:30 am - 8:00 am

Location: The Old Electric, Edward Street

Price: Free

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Life Drawing: The Avant Garde + Light and Shadow

This is a Life Drawing course unlike any other! Artist Mike Cassidy will be here again to lead you through an examination of mark making and the human condition. Joined this time, by renowned performance artist Kris Canavan, the course will also explore the link between performance art and mark-making. You’ll learn about form and […]

Date: 03/11/2026

Also occurs on: 10/11/2026, 17/11/2026, 24/11/2026, 01/12/2026, 08/12/2026

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: The Old Electric, Edward Street

Price: Free

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Write Club

A monthly in-person group aimed at anyone interested in writing for the stage. Each month we read aloud new work by members of this group or other playwrights. A peer-supported group for writers who have ideas, scenes or whole plays they have developed; a safe environment for sharing, feeding back and being first to hear […]

Date: 06/11/2026

Also occurs on: 04/12/2026

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: The Old Electric, Edward Street

Price: Free

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Sandgrown Song Cycle: Six Blackpool choirs to give voice to LGBTQ+ stories

Where We Belong, performed for the first time on 8 November, turns the experiences of local people into six original songs. Six choirs will sing six new songs at Blackpool Grand Theatre next month, each created from the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in the town. Where We Belong – Sandgrown Song Cycle will be performed […]

Date: 08/11/2026

Location: Grand Theatre

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The Men’s Exchange

A group to connect over conversation, culture, and creativity. We’re not a therapy group, and there’s no pressure to create, perform or share — just an informal space to be yourself, meet new people, talk if you want to, listen if you prefer, and experience something meaningful together. Alongside our monthly meetups, we also go […]

Date: 12/11/2026

Also occurs on: 03/12/2026

Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: The Old Electric, Edward Street

Price: Free

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Theatre Heritage Tour – Backstage Secrets

Discover the Grand Theatre’s history, front-of-house grandeur and opulence in this guided tour. This is renowned architect Frank Matcham’s masterpiece theatre, with a long and lively history. The tour includes Stalls, Dress Circle, Walkway, Royal Box, Stage Door, Fly Floor, Gallery, Dressing Rooms, Matcham Court & Stage and ends with delicious cake and tea in […]

Date: 12/11/2026

Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 am

Location: Grand Theatre

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Community Theatre Taster Session

Performers – Are you interested in: Working together with other locals to make a new play for stage? Being part of a theatre company where your ideas, creativity and input are valued and actively shape the work produced for audiences? Exploring big, challenging concepts and responding artistically to them; promoting discussion and inviting others to […]

Date: 13/11/2026 - 14/11/2026

Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 am

Location: The Old Electric, Edward Street

Price: Free

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Beneath The Silence – A Healing Sound Journey

Slow down, soften, and rest deeply with an immersive sound journey from electroacoustic musician and producer James Fariclough. Beneath The Silence began as a personal project, created to support his wife Katie’s healing. The effect was immediate and profound, and it has since grown into a series of journeys using electronic sound, frequency, and intention […]

Date: 15/11/2026

Also occurs on: 6/12/2026

Location: Lytham Institute, 27 Clifton Street

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London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to Blackpool

London’s celebrated LGBTQ+ literary salon is heading to Blackpool as founder Paul Burston brings poet Joelle Taylor, novelist Stephen May and performer Hook to Aunty Social on 23 November Polari lands at Aunty Social in Blackpool on Monday 23 November, with an evening of words that are written, spoken or sung. Founded in 2007 by […]

Date: 23/11/2026

Time: 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Location: Aunty Social, 28 Topping Street

Price: Free

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Spontaneous Audio Lab

A live performance workshop for improver instrumentalists, vocalist and the DJ controller as an instrument, dancers and spoken word artists from any genre to come together to create live improvised pieces. Led by local multi-instrumentalist, improviser and songwriter Lucy Ray and DJ Devolicious, a workshop will be followed by a performance to a small live […]

Date: 27/11/2026

Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: The Old Electric, Edward Street

Price: Free

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Sober Sunday Scratch

Are you a writer, poet, or spoken word artist looking for a space to test out new material? Whether you are perfecting a draft, experimenting with a new format, or simply looking to find your voice, join us for Sober Sunday Scratch. Hosted by associate artist Liz Wilkinson every other month, these sessions offer a […]

Date: 29/11/2026

Also occurs on: 28/02/2027

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location: The Old Electric, Edward Street

Price: Free

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Under Construction: Exhibition _01

Under Construction is a newly formed collective of Level 6 students working across fashion, graphic decision, illustration and fine art. Together, they are bringing individual practices, idea and perspectives together to create a collaborative exhibition showcasing work developed throughout their studies. 2-6 Dec, Abingdon Street Market

Date: 02/12/2026 - 05/12/2026

Location: Abingdon Street Market

Price: Free

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Blackpool Creative Market

The Blackpool Christmas Creative Market is back for the fifth time at the Winter Gardens Blackpool on Saturday 5th December 2026. Taking over the Winter Gardens Pavilion, the space will be transformed into a festive marketplace with stalls selling handmade crafts, original artwork, artisan jewellery and homeware and so much more. The stalls are hosted […]

Date: 05/12/2026

Location: Winter Gardens Pavilion

Price: Free

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Scrooge! Cirque Extravaganza

Forget everything you know about A Christmas Carol. Scrooge! Cirque Extravaganza transforms Dickens’ festive classic into a spectacular theatrical adventure, blending West End talent, comedy, music and storytelling with 16 international cirque artists. From breathtaking aerialists and acrobats to fire performers and spectacular supernatural encounters, circus is woven into the story itself, creating a visually […]

Date: 10/12/2026 - 13/12/2026

Location: Winter Gardens Opera House

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Theatre Heritage Tour – Grand Opulence

Discover the Grand Theatre’s history, front-of-house grandeur and opulence in this guided tour. This is renowned architect Frank Matcham’s masterpiece theatre, with a long and lively history. The tour includes Stalls, Dress Circle, Walkway, Royal Box & Stage Door. Click here to book.

Date: 14/12/2026

Also occurs on: 17/01/2027

Time: 10:45 am

Location: Grand Theatre

Price: Free

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London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to Blackpool

London’s celebrated LGBTQ+ literary salon is heading to Blackpool as founder Paul Burston brings poet Joelle Taylor, novelist Stephen May and performer Hook to Aunty Social on 23 November Polari lands at Aunty Social in Blackpool on Monday 23 November, with an evening of words that are written, spoken or sung. Founded in 2007 by […]

Date: 23/11/2026

Time: 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Location: Aunty Social, 28 Topping Street

Price: Free

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Sandgrown Song Cycle: Six Blackpool choirs to give voice to LGBTQ+ stories

Where We Belong, performed for the first time on 8 November, turns the experiences of local people into six original songs. Six choirs will sing six new songs at Blackpool Grand Theatre next month, each created from the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in the town. Where We Belong – Sandgrown Song Cycle will be performed […]

Date: 08/11/2026

Location: Grand Theatre

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Blackpool’s subcultures collide as Style Assembly returns with RESTYLE

House of Wingz brings together the town’s artists, performers and makers for a fifth Style Assembly, this time built around one message: RESTYLE. Blackpool Style Assembly returns on Saturday 24 October, bringing the town’s designers, models, photographers and performers back to House of Wingz for its fifth edition – and this time round, organisers want […]

Date: 24/10/2026

Time: 5:00 pm

Location: House of Wingz, Unit 3A, Back Reads Road

Price: Free

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Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn

Three autumn exhibitions, including a confectionery-inspired glass show by Liverpool artist Linny Venables, open as the gallery marks its 115th birthday Rock, ice-cream and illuminations have long been Blackpool’s trade. This autumn, Grundy Art Gallery is making them the centrepiece of a trio of exhibitions. Threy open at the Queen Street gallery on Saturday 24 […]

Date: 24/10/2026 - 19/12/2026

Location: Grundy Art Gallery

Price: Free

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